Chapter 509 Action Plan

Actual combat with real troops and ammunition. If Zheng Bai still doesn't understand what Qian Tiandun is talking about, he, the general of the Dingbei rebellion, does not have to continue. This joint military exercise arranged by the Haihan military is more precise.

It should be a joint military operation. It is already clear who the opponent is.

Annan was not afraid of the Ming Dynasty. Even during the most powerful period of the Ming Dynasty, Annan never admitted defeat on the frontal battlefield. Although the Ming Dynasty sent large armies to invade Annan territory many times, judging from the final results, it can be said that the Ming Dynasty

They did not gain any advantage from the war and lost tens of thousands of troops in vain.

But this time was not the time. When the two countries were at war, the Ming Dynasty played the role of an invader. It can be said that Annan had the right time, place and people to fight against the Ming army, which was much stronger than himself. But if this

If the role is reversed and Annan's army takes the initiative to attack the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that the result will be one-sided. What's more, Annan only ended the civil war last year, and the domestic overall situation has been initially determined.

The Ming Dynasty was still a behemoth, and the battlefield was also within the Ming Dynasty. In Zheng Bai's view, this was an extremely unwise move.

Zheng Bai was silent for a long time before he asked: "What is your purpose in starting this war?"

Having dealt with the Haihan people for a long time, Zheng Bai also knew that this group of people would never engage in loss-making business, especially in military operations. If there were not enough benefits, the Haihan people would not easily use weapons rashly. And the Haihan people

It is obviously not practical for the current family to go into full-scale war with the Ming Dynasty - it is not that the Haihan militia cannot defeat the Ming army, but that there are too few people in the Haihan army. Even if they defeat the Ming Dynasty, the places they can actually occupy will be extremely limited.

Zheng Bai concluded from this that the Haihan war was not to overthrow the rule of the Ming Dynasty, but had other more clear and specific purposes.

Qian Tiandun responded: "We have spent a lot of energy on Qiongzhou Island, but there are still some places in the north that are under the control of Ming Dynasty. This is an obstacle that must be eliminated for Haihan's future development...

…So, the result we want is to realize the complete rule of the Executive Committee as the highest power in the area south of the Qiongzhou Strait!”

These words undoubtedly confirmed Zheng Bai's previous guess, but Zheng Bai did not relax because of this, but became more nervous: "With the fighting power of your army, it is not difficult to deal with the Ming army stationed on Qiongzhou Island.

Why are you still borrowing troops from our country in the name of joint military exercises?"

Qian Tiandun said slowly: "If we directly go to war with the Ming Dynasty, there will be a lot of follow-up troubles, so we must find a buffer method. General Zheng can imagine that if a third-party force attacks the Ming Dynasty's city, then I

As reinforcements, we can drive away the invaders at critical moments and temporarily take over the defense of these cities in the name of assisting defense. Isn't it a very reasonable approach?"

Reasonable? Zheng Bai's jaw almost dropped to the ground. He never expected that Haihan wanted to drag Annan Army into the water for such a reason. This scapegoat was simply too big, and Zheng Bai was not willing to let Annan Army come.

bear.

But before Zheng Bai could refuse, Qian Tiandun continued slowly and leisurely: "Of course, we have no intention of dragging your country into trouble, and we will not let your army fight under the banner of Annan. We borrowed troops from your country.

, you just need to cooperate with our military's actions. All corresponding military expenditures will be borne by us. If there are casualties on the battlefield, we will also pay pensions according to the standards of the Haihan Militia. And what your army can get from it

Combat experience is probably difficult to measure in terms of money, right?"

Not sending troops in the name of Annan? Zheng Bai swallowed the rejection that was already on his lips. If he doesn't send troops in the name of Annan, then this is indeed a good opportunity to train troops. And Qian Tiandun said about the Annan troops

The casualties will be compensated in accordance with the standards of the Haihan militia, so there is basically no need to worry about the Haihan people using the Annan troops as cannon fodder.

"In addition, if your country is willing to cooperate with our military operation, then we can appropriately broaden the scope of choices for next year's arms procurement plan." Qian Tiandun paused and said, "For example, General Zheng has always been interested.

The number of Type 29 army guns and Type 28 flintlock guns can be doubled to Annan next year. In addition, four to six of the 'Exploration class' warships can be sold to Annan Navy."

"Is this true?" Zheng Bai's eyes immediately widened. These kinds of armaments are basically things that the Annan military wants to buy but cannot buy. The Haihan people limit the purchase amount for various reasons every time, causing Annan's new army to

The installation speed of the warships is extremely slow. It often takes several months after the army is formed to start issuing new weapons provided by Haihan. As for the warships, not to mention the high cost, there is only a quota of two ships per year, so that Annan

It is difficult for the Navy to form a truly useful maritime combat force in the short term.

"Everything I said just now is true." Qian Tiandun responded: "And these conditions are not given to you personally by me, but explained to you on behalf of the Haihan Executive Committee."

Zheng Bai thought for a while and then said: "The number of Annan officers who go to Sanya Military Academy for further training every year must be increased based on the current number."

"I can answer you immediately. Let's increase the quota by 80 more places every year." Qian Tiandun was not bragging. He had indeed communicated with the Military Commission before coming to Tushan Peninsula and obtained some bargaining authority.

.As for accepting more Annan commissioned officers every year, this is actually not a big problem. The previous purpose of controlling the number of trainees was mainly to select the best from the best and give priority to those Annan officers with good development prospects.

"You need to send naval training consultants to provide training guidance to our naval forces."

"It's okay."

"The duration of this operation cannot exceed three months, otherwise our country's domestic defense arrangements will need to be greatly adjusted. General Qian also knows that our country's domestic transportation is inconvenient and troop mobilization is very troublesome."

"I can also promise you this. Your troops can return home in sixty or seventy days at most."

After agreeing to Zheng Bai's series of conditions, the talks between the two finally entered a substantive stage. Zheng Bai asked: "So how many troops do you need from our country?"

"Three thousand people are enough." Qian Tiandun thought for a while and then added: "I'm talking about combat troops. It's best to focus on the new army."

Zheng Bai responded: "The new army is stationed in various places, and it will take some time to mobilize."

"I'll give you a month." Qian Tiandun said: "After one month, the troops will gather here in Tushan, and then the two armies will conduct joint training."

Annan currently has more than 5,000 new troops. Almost all of these troops come from the Tushan training camp. Their weapons, tactics, organization and command system all come from Haihan. The difficulty of coordination during coordinated operations will be relatively smaller.

It is understandable that Qian Tiandun proposed this condition. However, if you conduct joint training in advance, you will be more confident when taking action. At the same time, it is also necessary to establish the dominant position of the Haihan Civilian Army in the battle process before the war to avoid command incompetence on the battlefield.

Smooth situation.

"In what capacity will our army go to war?" Zheng Bai found that Qian Tiandun had never answered this crucial question directly from beginning to end, so he asked him again.

Qian Tiandun said: "There are two identities to choose from. One is a pirate, and the other is a rebel in the northern mountainous area."

Zheng Bai hesitated and said: "I'm afraid there is something wrong with these two identities..."

"How do you say that?" Qian Tiandun asked.

"Our joint troops are all regular troops. They are completely different from the rabble like pirates. Even if they change their military uniforms, as long as they are not blind, they can see something fishy at a glance." Zheng Bai continued: "Let's talk about the rebels in the northern mountains.

, it’s even more impossible. Their activity areas are in deep mountains and old forests, so how can they get so many big ships to cross the sea to Qiongzhou Island? Isn’t this extremely unreasonable? "

Qian Tiandun shook his head and said: "What General Zheng said is correct, but I have to say that you really think too much. The true identity of the armed forces that invaded Qiongzhou Island is just an excuse for our Haihan Militia to send troops. General Zheng

, do you really understand the reason why we borrowed troops from your country?"

Zheng Bai suddenly realized: "Is it because the language, living habits, and appearance of our soldiers are all different from the Han people on Qiongzhou Island, enough for ordinary people to distinguish us from your militia?"

"Yes, that's the reason." Qian Tiandun nodded and approved his guess: "As long as the ordinary people realize that it is not the Haihan militia that attacked Qiongzhou Island, this will achieve the goal."

"At that time, your troops will be the saviors. They will drive away the invaders and take over the northern cities. By taking these places, you will also gain the appreciation and gratitude of the people. This plan of yours really kills two birds with one stone!" Haihan's intention is completely understood.

Zheng Bai couldn't help but sigh.

"Easy to say!" Qian Tiandun couldn't help but have a look of satisfaction on his face.

The concept of this plan was proposed by Yuan Ruoxiu at the beginning of the month. Then a group of people from the military and relevant departments spent time to demonstrate the feasibility and made a preliminary action plan. After discussion and approval by the Executive Committee, a notification was sent

Qian Tiandun came to Qian Tiandun's side. Qian Tiandun made some adjustments to the action plan based on the actual situation of the Annan garrison. After obtaining the approval of the Executive Committee, he started this secret meeting with Zheng Bai.

In the original plan, the Annan garrison actually played the role of the invader. However, Qian Tiandun believed that although the local militia troops with only about 2,000 troops could win local small battles, they were not enough to defeat Qiongzhou.

Launch a comprehensive sweep on the northern coastline of the island. To complete this task, the safest way is to replenish more than double the force, so that when attacking Qiongzhou City, it can at least form a certain degree of encirclement. Otherwise, it will be

Such two thousand people were only enough to block the gate outside Qiongzhou City, and their deterrent effect was seriously insufficient, which could not set off the tall image of the militia troops who appeared later.

So under Qian Tiandun's suggestion, the Executive Committee agreed that he would come forward to borrow troops from the Annan military for the expedition. More than 70% of Qian Tiandun's troops are now from Annan, and they are closely related to the Annan army.

There is no sense of disharmony when mixed together. When they play the role of intruders together, it will be more difficult to reveal flaws.

As for playing pirates or rebels, it really doesn’t make much difference to the overall situation. Under the guidance of Haihan’s conscious public opinion, ordinary people will only know that the person who finally rescued them was the Haihan militia, and the previous ones

Where did the invaders come from? After the war, not many people will investigate the root cause. If someone insists on doing so, the relevant departments will not mind sending these bad guys to Annan to find out, and by the way, give

Add some free labor to the mine in Black Earth Port.

It really doesn't matter how many tricks the official people of the Ming Dynasty can see. Anyway, Haihan's future rule on Qiongzhou Island is unlikely to be able to use these wine bags and rice bags. A very few people with real talent and learning may be able to

Recruited by the Executive Committee, the vast majority of corpse-stricken disciples will probably be put under house arrest for a long period of time after the war.

Although the two sides have basically reached an agreement on the terms of exchange, there are too many specific details of the operation that need to be discussed in detail. Moreover, Zheng Bai did not dare to make the decision at will for such a large military deployment, so that night

After revising a letter, he sent someone back to Sheng Long Mansion overnight to deliver a letter to Zheng Jie asking for instructions.

Zheng Bai and Qian Tiandun held secret meetings for four consecutive days on the Tushan Peninsula. Starting from the second day, other senior military officers from both sides participated to discuss the details of the operation. Four days later, when the talks between the two sides came to an end,

At that time, a reply from Thang Long Palace was also sent. Zheng Jie did not mention the content of this joint military operation in the letter, but only gave Zheng Bai the power to mobilize combat troops and command the operation on behalf of Annan. This is actually

It was Zheng Jie who expressed his position in disguise and agreed to Annan's army's intervention in this matter.

Starting from the beginning of July, the Annan New Army troops began to assemble from various garrison locations towards the Tushan Peninsula, while Haihan's ships traveled between the Tushan Peninsula and Cat Ba Island every day, transporting the Annan New Army troops arriving here one after another to Cat Ba.

The training base on the island. At the same time, various supplies from Sanya are also continuously delivered to Cat Ba Island to supply the needs of the increasing number of combat troops on the island.

The Executive Committee has spent a lot of money this time. Thousands of people have begun to gather and train months in advance. Once launched, the war is likely to continue until the end of the year. The military expenditures in the past six months have even exceeded the annual budget.

The Executive Committee had to add an additional 500,000 yuan to the emergency budget for the war, which made a group of people in the Ministry of Finance cry out in pain. The only thing that can be expected now is that various post-war fines and confiscations can bring this big

The hole must be filled, otherwise there will inevitably be a rather staggering deficit in this year's year-end fiscal settlement.
Chapter completed!